Silo.



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a s a 0. A. COONS.

SILO.

APPLICATION FILED 11Ec.19.1914.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

O. A. COONS.

SlLO.

APPLICATION FILED nzc.19.1914.

Patented Apr. 17,1917.

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OSCAR A. COON'S, 0F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

Patented Apr. 1W, 119117.

' Application filed December 19, 1914. Serial No. 878,046.

To all whom, it may concem:

Be it known that I, GscAR A. CooNs, a citizen of the United States,

residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Silos, of which the following is a specification.

- his invention relates to new and useful improvements in a silo.

The object of the invention is to provide a silo of the character described, formed of sections, which may be manufactured separately and then formed into a complete structure, and which, when formed into a silo, may, if it is so desired, be taken apart or separated into the original sections for the purpose of reconstruction or removal.

A further feature of the invention resides in the provision of a silo having a double wall intervening the sections of which, is a layer of water proof paper or other water proofing material, which is impervious to fluid or air passage, and which is provided to make a perfectly tight silo, and the joints between the sections of which the silo is formed, are also lined with similar material, so that when the silo is completed it is proof against admission of air or moisture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1, is a side elevation of a complete silo.

Fig. 2, is a fragmentary vertical sectional view thereof.

Fig. 8, is a plan view thereof with the covering removed.

Fig. 4, is a horizontal sectional view of the door.

Fig. 5, is a horizontal sectional view thereof, secured in position in the wall, and,

Fig. 6, is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the door, secured in place in the wall.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the figures; the numeral 1, refers to the silo wall which is supported upon a concrete base 2, and which supports a roof or covering 3. The wall is made up of sections, as 4, which are manufactured separately and then transported to the place where the silo is to be erected and placed in a circular form upon the foundation 2, and secured together by means of surounding bands, as 5. Each of these sections is formed of two series of upright boards of uniform width and arranged so that the boards of one series will break the joints between the boards of the other series, as is clearly shown in Figs. 3, a and 5, and between these series of boards is the layer of water proofing material 6, hereinbefore referred to and which is formed of any suitable material to make the silo air and moisture proof. The edge board of the inner series of each section will project beyond the outer series at one side of the section andthe edge board of theouter series will project beyond the inner series at the other side of each section so that when the sections are placed together in the form of a silo, the edges will fit perfectly and the joints, as 6, between the sections .will be broken in the same manner as the other joints, and the sections may then be nailed together with cement nails in the same mannor as the boards forming the various sections are secured together. The free ends of the bands 5 are fastened together by means of an adjustable connection 7, whose ends engage with the respective free ends of said boards and are secured thereto by means of the adjustable nuts, 8, 8. By this mecha nism, the bands may be loosened or tightened around the silo to meet the requirements of the situation. A series of doors 9, is provided, said doors being arranged, one above the other, as shown in Fig. 1. The doors are formed of a construction similar to the wall construction having the outer and inner series of boards and the intervening layer of water proofing material, and the edges of said doors fit with the adjacent edges of the silo wall, on each side in the same manner as the wall sections fit together. The door openings are separated by means of horizontal channel irons 10, which are secured to the wall of the silo on the outside, and the bands 5, rest in the channels of these irons. The doors are placed in position from the'inside of the silo and their upper and lower ends respectively, rest against the corresponding channel irons 10. Extending horizontally across each door are the angle irons 11 and 12, whose outwardly extending flanges fit close against the adjacent sides of the corresponding channel irons and form a firm support for the door. These angle irons are secured in position by means of the bolts 13 and let, which pass entirely through the door and whose outer ends are threaded to receive the securing nuts 13 and let. The joints between the doors and adjacent facings, as also the joints between the wall sections, are lined with a water proofing material, as 6.

In the construction of this silo the sections of the wall are formed of the desired width and of a length equal to the height of the desired structure. These sections may be formed in the shop and then transported to the place where it is intended to erect the silo and may then be swung into position on the foundation by means of a block and tackle and secured together in the circular form, as hereinbefore described. As the sections are being placed in position the angle irons 15 and 16, which are circular in form, are secured around the top and bottom thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, and radiatin ties such as 17, are then bolted to said bottom angle iron 16. These ties are then fixed in position by means of stay bolts 18, which have been previously fixed in the foundation in its plastic state, by passing said bolts through corresponding orifices in said ties and securing nuts, as 19, on the upper ends thereof.

What I claim is A structure of the character described including a foundation, stay. bolts secured to and upstanding therefrom and spaced apart, a sectional Wall supported by said foundation, annular angle irons surrounding the upper and lower ends, respectively, of

the silo fitting over the outer angles thereof and secured thereto, radiating ties secured to the lower band and through which said stay bolts extend and nuts secured upon the upper ends of said bolts and securing said ties against detachment therefrom.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSCAR A. COONS. Witnesses F. P. Risoon, F. A. LIDDELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, .D. G. i 

